JPH07236765A - Music title-guessing game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a more interesting device such that a player starts a beginner class game in which his favorite and easy-to-find-out musics are asked, and if he finds out a certain number of music titles in a certain time, he can jump up to the next middle class game. CONSTITUTION:A first CPU 17 of a processing device 21 reads a game program from a first memory 18 of a memory device 22, and displays an indication which prompts a player to select a music category to be asked on a display 2. When a category is selected by pressing the select switch on an input device 23, a second CPU 20 reads a music from a second memory 19 and plays the first question music from a sound generating device 4 for approx. five seconds. The first CPU 17 displays plural music titles including the correct title on the display 2, and a player selects a music title that he considers correct by pressing the select switch on the input device 23. If a certain number of music titles are found out in a certain time, a mini game starts. Next, when a music category is selected, a middle glass music title-guessing game starts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music name guessing game machine for playing a part of a prelude of music of various genres or a part of the music for a short time to apply the music title.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a part of a prelude or a part of a song of various genres such as movie music and popular songs, classical music and pop music is played from a speaker for a few seconds, and the song name is assigned. The hit quiz game is well known on television and the like.

This conventionally known music title guessing game is also commonly called an intro quiz game, and the answerer who presses the switch the earliest has the right to answer, and if the song title is correct, the correct answer is given. It is a game that competes for the number of correct answers.

[0004]

In this conventionally known song name guessing game, the moderator acts as the facilitator, but in order to play this song name guessing game using the game machine, the answerer who verifies the game machine is the answerer. I haven't come to understand the song title of, so I need to make a special effort. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has a sound generator, a display device, an operation panel, a coin slot, and a demonstration display on the display device triggered by the insertion of coins or bills into the coin slot, and a certain time from the sound generator. We proposed a song name guessing game machine configured so that the correct song name can be selected by displaying a plurality of song names on the display device and operating the operation panel.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which has a basic structure and is designed to be more entertaining, even though the game machine for guessing music titles is used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a voice generating device, a display device, a money handling device, an input device, a memory device, and a processing device. The display device is a cathode-ray tube display or a liquid crystal display display means, the sound generation device is a sound source board and a speaker and / or a headphone, and the currency handling device identifies the currency inserted through the slot, and is possible as necessary. The number of games is ordered and the change is discharged.
The input device has a structure of selecting whether the player is a single person or a plurality of people, adjusting the volume of the sound generating device, and selecting and deciding the information displayed on the display device. A first memory means for storing the title of the song title; and a second memory means for storing at least a part of each song played by the voice generator,
The processing device reads the game program from the first memory means depending on whether the game is a game by a single player or a game by a plurality of players selected by operating the input device.
And a second processing means for sending the opening demonstration to the sound generating device and / or the display device.
Third processing means for displaying the genre of the music played from the voice generating device on the display device and selecting it by the input device, and the music of the selected genre are read from the second memory means and played to the voice generating device at random for a predetermined time. After that, reading a plurality of song titles from the first memory means, displaying them on the display device and selecting them using the input device is repeated from the beginner level to the advanced level, and the more difficult the answer, the shorter the time for playing the song. Fourth processing means, and fifth processing means for limiting the answer time in each rank and notifying a predetermined number of answers within a predetermined time that the game is over and notifying the sound generation device and / or the display device to that effect. And a sixth processing means for continuing the game by re-inserting money into the money processing device when the game is over, and displayed between each rank. The seventh processing means for changing the conditions of the game program by displaying the mini game on the display and solving it by using the input device, and a clear demonstration at each rank and / or at the end of the game is sent to the sound generation device and / or the display device. The eighth processing means is included.

In this case, according to the present invention, the third processing means can be installed before the start of each rank, and at that time, the difficulty of selection can be increased each time the player progresses to a higher rank. The present invention also provides one processing means for reading a game program from the first memory means depending on whether the processing device is a game by a single person or a game by a plurality of persons selected by operating the input device, and an opening demonstration. Second processing means to be sent to the generator and / or the display device, and a third processing for displaying each rank defining the difficulty level of the game on the display device and selecting it by the input device
Processing means, a fourth processing means for displaying the genre of the music played from the voice generating device on the display device and selecting it by the input device, and reading the music of the selected rank and genre from the second memory means for a predetermined time at random. And a fifth processing means for repeating a plurality of song titles from the first memory means, displaying the same on the display device, and selecting the input title using the input device after repeating to the voice generating device. It can be configured by including it.

According to the present invention, the processing device further comprises one processing means for reading the game program from the first memory means according to whether the game is a game by a single player or a game by a plurality of players selected by operating the input device. Second processing means for displaying each rank defining the difficulty level of the game on the display device and selecting by the input device, and third processing means for displaying the genre of the music played from the sound generating device on the display device and selecting by the input device. Means and streaming the opening demonstration to a sound generating device and / or a display device
Second processing means and the song of the selected rank and genre
Read out from the memory means of the above and randomly flow to the voice generation device for a predetermined time, then read out a plurality of song titles from the first memory means, display on the display device, and select using the input device. The fifth processing means for playing a piece of music whose answer is difficult as the rank goes up to the higher rank and the answer is shortened, and a clear demonstration at each rank and / or at the end of the game is sent to the sound generation device and / or the display device. It can be configured by including the processing means.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the player starts with an easy song known to anyone in his or her own genre in the beginner's rank, and if a certain number of correct answers are reached within a predetermined time, For example, it is possible to advance to an intermediate rank, and the game is over when the highest difficulty rank is cleared in this way. In addition, you can select your favorite genre even after intermediate level, and if you do not make the correct number of answers within the predetermined time in each rank, the game will be over, but you can continue the game by re-inserting coins etc. . By answering this correctly in the mini game, the conditions of the game content are alleviated.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the player can arbitrarily select each rank and genre from the beginning of the game, and a predetermined number of pieces of music corresponding to the selected rank are played, and the number of correct answers is calculated. You will be competing.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a mixed type of the first and fourth aspects, wherein a player can arbitrarily select each rank from the beginning of the game, but the number of songs played is a predetermined number of correct answers for each rank. Until it is done, there is no particular limitation on the number and it is washed away. If the number of correct answers is not reached within a predetermined time, the game is over. In this case, the game cannot be continued even if coins or bills are inserted into the money handling apparatus.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show a music title assigning game machine embodying the present invention. In FIGS.
Is a display device such as a CRT, and comprises respective display means such as a cathode ray tube display or a liquid crystal display. Reference numerals 3 and 3 denote speakers which are attached to the game machine main body 1 and constitute a sound generating means device which will be described later. Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation panel. On the upper surface of the operation panel 5, a coin slot 6 which also constitutes a money handling device which will be described later, and player number selection switches 7a and 7b which select one or a plurality of players constituting an input device which will be described later. , A plurality of selection switches 8a
8d and 9a to 9d, and volume control levers 10 and 11 are installed. Of these, the selection switches 8a and 9a also serve as decision switches. Further, a pair of headphones 12 and 13 forming a sound generating device 4 are connected to the front surface of the game machine body 1.

The coin insertion slot 6 becomes a bill insertion slot separately when a bill can be used, but in this specification, both are used as a coin insertion slot. 15 is a door, and a main body 16 of the money handling machine is installed inside the game machine main body 1. In the above embodiment, the speakers 3, 3 are shown projecting from the left and right of the display device 2 to the front of the slant, but this is taken into consideration when the music title hitting game machine is installed in a noisy place. If the speaker is installed in a relatively quiet place, the speakers 3 and 3 should be made to project laterally from the display device 2a as shown in FIG. 3, and the installation space should be omitted. You can

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a music name guessing game machine according to the present invention, in which 4 is a voice generator including speakers 3, 3 and headphones 12, 13 and a sound source board 16, 23 is an input device, and 2 is a CRT. Such as a display device, 14 is a money handling device, 17 is a first CPU,
Reference numeral 18 denotes a first memory means such as a ROM which stores a game program and a song title. Approximately 1, 19 are preludes and some or all of songs of various genres such as nursery rhymes, song songs, film music, classical music, Latin, and folk songs.
This is a second memory means such as a ROM which stores about 000 songs, and the second memory means 19 and the first memory means 1
8 constitutes a memory device 22. Reference numeral 20 is a second CPU for operating the second memory means 19 and the sound source board 16. The second CPU 20 is also connected to the first CPU 17, and both constitute a processing device 21. further,
The MIDI sound source board 16 is connected to the second CPU 20.

Next, an example of the operation procedure of the above-mentioned game machine will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. 4 and the flow chart shown in FIG. After the power is turned on in advance and coins or bills are inserted into the coin insertion slot 6 of the money handling apparatus 14, the game starts. First, press the selection switches 7a and 7b of the input device 23 that determines the number of players,
A so-called player select for selecting whether to play by a single person or a plurality of people is performed. Then, the first CPU 17 of the processing device 21 causes the first memory means 1 of the memory device 22 to operate.
The game program is read from 8. Then, an appropriate opening demonstration is displayed on the display device 2, and subsequently, a display for selecting the genre of the played music is displayed on the display device 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, "A. Idol", "B. Enka", "C.
Since a display such as "Classic" or "D. New Classic" is performed and the cursor 24 moves in order next to these genre display names, the selection switch 8a or 9a of the input device 23 when the cursor moves to the desired genre. Press to select the genre. This is one genre that can be selected with one rank even when playing with multiple people. The guide for wearing the headphones 12, 13 may be performed using the voice generating device 4 or the display device 2 at an appropriate position before or after the selection of this genre. Then, using speakers or headphones (simply referred to as voice generator 4 hereafter) and / or display device 2, "Intro quiz starts from now" or "Beginner rank starts from now" Then, "Please ask the first question."
The second CPU 20 of the processing device 21 reads the stored music from the second memory means 19 of the memory device 22, operates the sound source board 16, and causes the voice generating means 4 to make the first question. The song is played for about 5 seconds. At the same time, the first CPU 17 of the processing device 21 causes the first CPU 17 of the memory device 22 to
The memory means 18 is operated to display the music titles, for example, A to D including the correct music titles on the display device 2, as shown in FIG.
Press a to 8d and 9a to 9d, and press the selection switch for the symbol corresponding to the music title that seems to be correct. Then, the announcement "2nd question please" is made, the song of the 2nd question is played, and a plurality of song names are displayed on the display device 2. Therefore, the answer is made in the same manner as the 1st question. . In this way, songs of the same selected genre are played until a predetermined number of correct answers are made, but if a predetermined number of correct answers cannot be obtained within a predetermined time, the game is over. However, by inserting a coin or the like into the coin slot 6, the game can be continued again. Of course, here, the game may be over when the time is up and the game may be ended.

In this way, when a predetermined number of correct answers are given within a predetermined time, the fact that the elementary course has been passed is announced or screen-displayed on the voice generation device 4 and / or the display device 2, and then the display device 2 is displayed. After the screen clear demonstration is displayed above, the mini game is started using the display device 2. This mini game may be, for example, a roulette game as shown in FIG. 8 or a memory game as shown in FIG. 9, and the mini game may change the answer holding time of the subsequent games or the time of playing the intro. In addition to being longer and shorter, the number of displayed songs can be changed. Next, the genre of the song was selected again, this time the intermediate intro quiz was repeated as described above, and when this intermediate level was passed, it progressed to advanced level and super level, and finally the game ended after the clear demonstration. Becomes
It is displayed on the display device 2 at the time of genre select for shortening the time to play the song of each question as it progresses to intermediate, advanced, and super level, playing difficult songs, or selecting a favorite genre. Ingenuity such as increasing the speed of the cursor that moves between each genre to make it difficult to select a favorite genre is made.

FIG. 10 shows another operation procedure. In this operation procedure, when the player starts the game, he or she selects a rank in advance such as beginner, intermediate, advanced, or super-class to play the game, and finishes after playing only the selected rank. Specifically, first, the game is started by inserting coins or bills into the coin slot 6 of the money handling device 14, and after selecting whether the number of players is one or more, the handling device 23 is used. Select which rank to play the game. This is displayed on the display device 2, for example, as shown in FIG.
Each rank is displayed as shown in, and the rank is determined by operating the selection switch of the corresponding symbol. After that, as shown in FIG.
As displayed above, genre selection is performed by pressing the selection switch of the corresponding symbol. Then, following the opening demonstration of the game using the sound generation device 4 and / or the display device 2, a song is played for a time corresponding to the rank selected from the selected genre, and then, on the display device 2, for example, Since a plurality of music titles including the correct music title as shown in 13 are displayed, the selection switches 8a to 8d and / or 9a to on the input device 23 are displayed.
Operate 9d to select the symbol of the song that seems to be correct. Then, the next song is played, a song name that seems to be correct is selected, and if this operation is repeated 10 times, the result is displayed using the voice generating means 4 and / or the display device 2. The game is over. Before the music is played, an appropriate announcement such as "The intro game will start from now" or "Are you ready? High start" may be given using the voice generation device 4 and / or the display device 2. As another example of use, the correct song may be played until the poem appears, and when the poem appears, the song is faded out and taken to the next song. As shown in Fig. 14, the grade display at the time of grade announcement is shown as "Good" when 7 out of 10 questions are answered correctly and "A little more" when about 5 correct answers are given. It is possible to do it. In the case of this usage example, even if the game is over in the middle, the game cannot be continued by re-inserting coins.

FIG. 15 shows still another operation procedure. This operation procedure is an eclectic type of the operation procedure shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, and is operated as follows.

The game starts when coins or bills are inserted into the coin slot 6, and the selection switches 7a and 7b for determining the number of players are pressed to perform the player selection of the number of players. After that, the selection switches of the input device 23 are selected. 8a-8b and 9a-9b and the display device 2 are used for beginners,
Each rank such as intermediate and advanced is selected. After that, the selection switches 8a to 8b of the display device 2 and the input device 23.
9a to 9b is used to select a genre, and after the opening demonstration using the voice generation device 4 and the display device 2, the music of the selected rank and genre uses the voice generation device 4. Then, a plurality of music titles including the correct music title are displayed on the display device 2 at the same time, and the selection switches 8a to 8b and 9a to 9b of the input device 23 are operated to select the correct music title. To do. Then, the next song is played and answered, and so on, until a predetermined number of correct answers are given within a predetermined time, and if a predetermined number of correct answers are given within a predetermined time, go to the next rank. It is possible to proceed, but if the correct number of songs is not answered within a predetermined time, the game is over and the game cannot be continued even if coins or the like are inserted into the coin slot 6. If the correct number of songs is given within a predetermined time, a clear demonstration is given by the voice generation device 4 and / or the display device 2, and the first one after the genre selection using the display device 2 and the selection switch. Proceed to a higher rank, and a song corresponding to this rank will be played. Then, the rank will be upgraded to higher level, super-class, and after the super-class, a clear demonstration will be made and the game will end.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player can always start the game from the easy beginner's level, and even if the game is over in the middle, the player can continue the game by inserting coins. It is something that a beginner can enjoy for a long time. In addition, the mini game inserted at the end of the game of each rank can change the game content, and can provide a more interesting game.

In the case of the construction as set forth in claim 4, the game of only the selected genre and rank is played, and the game is finished by the result announcement, which is suitable for players who have matured to some extent in the intro game, and within a short time. You can play games only in the genre and rank you like.

In the case of the fifth aspect, the game starts from the selected genre and rank, and the game speed can be increased, for example, by omitting the elementary rank.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a music title hitting game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the music name hitting game machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another embodiment of the music name hitting game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining a main part of a music title hitting game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation procedure of the music piece name hitting game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen for performing genre selection.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display screen when a song title answer is given.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a mini game.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another mini game.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining another operation procedure of the music name hitting game machine according to the present invention.

11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display screen at the time of rank selection when playing a game according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display screen at the time of selecting a genre when playing a game according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

13 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen at the time of answering a song name when playing a game according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen when a result is announced when a game is played according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining still another operation procedure of the music piece name hitting game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game Machine Main Body 2 Display Device 3 Speaker 4 Sound Generation Device 5 Operation Panel 6 Coin Slot 7a, 7b Selection Switch 8a-8d Selection Switch 9a-9d Selection Switch 10, 11 Volume Control Lever 12, 13 Headphone 14 Money Handling Device 16 sound source board 17 first CPU 18 first memory means 19 second memory means 20 second CPU 21 processing device 22 memory device 23 input device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sound generating device, a display device, a money handling device, an input device, a memory device, and a processing device, wherein the sound generating device is a sound source board, a speaker, and / or a headphone, The display device is a display means by a cathode ray tube display or a liquid crystal display, and the money handling device identifies the currency inserted through the insertion port,
It has a structure that commands the number of possible games as necessary and discharges change.The input device selects whether the player is a single player or a plurality of players, adjusts the volume of the sound generation device, and displays it. The memory device stores at least a first memory means for storing at least a game program and a song title, and at least a part of each song played by the sound generating device. A second memory means, wherein the processing device reads the game program by the first memory means depending on whether the game is a single player game or a multiple player game selected by operating the input device.
And a second processing means for sending the opening demonstration to the sound generating device and / or the display device.
Third processing means for displaying the genre of the music played from the voice generating device on the display device and selecting it by the input device, and the music of the selected genre are read from the second memory means and played to the voice generating device at random for a predetermined time. After that, reading a plurality of song titles from the first memory means, displaying them on the display device and selecting them using the input device is repeated from the beginner level to the advanced level, and the more difficult the answer, the shorter the time for playing the song. Fourth processing means, and fifth processing means for limiting the answer time in each rank and notifying a predetermined number of answers within a predetermined time that the game is over and notifying the sound generation device and / or the display device to that effect. And a sixth processing means for continuing the game by re-inserting money into the money processing device when the game is over, and displayed between each rank. The seventh processing means for changing the conditions of the game program by displaying the mini game on the display and solving it by using the input device, and a clear demonstration at each rank and / or at the end of the game is sent to the sound generation device and / or the display device. A music title hitting game machine characterized by including an eighth processing means. 2. A music title hitting game machine according to claim 1, wherein the third processing means is installed before the start of each rank. 3. The music title guessing game machine according to claim 2, wherein in selecting a genre before the start of each rank, the difficulty level of the selection is increased as the genre is advanced. 4. A sound generating device, a display device, a money handling device, an input device, a memory device, and a processing device, wherein the display device is a display means using a cathode ray tube display or a liquid crystal display. The generator is a sound source board, a speaker, and / or a headphone, and the currency handling device identifies the currency inserted through the slot,
It has a structure that commands the number of possible games as necessary and discharges change.The input device selects whether the player is a single player or a plurality of players, adjusts the volume of the sound generation device, and displays it. The memory device includes a first memory means for storing at least a game program and a song title, and at least one of the songs played by the sound generation device. A first memory means for reading the game program from the first memory means depending on whether the game is a single player game or a multiple player game selected by operating the input device.
And a second processing means for sending the opening demonstration to the sound generating device and / or the display device.
Third processing means for displaying each rank defining the difficulty level of the game on the display device and selecting by the input device, and fourth processing means for displaying the genre of the music played from the sound generating device on the display device and selecting by the input device. Means and a song of the selected rank and genre are read from the second memory means and randomly sent to the voice generating device for a predetermined time, and then a plurality of song titles are read from the first memory means and displayed on the display device. And a fifth processing means that repeats selection a plurality of times according to the selected rank. 5. A voice generating device, a display device, a money handling device, an input device, a memory device, and a processing device, wherein the display device is a display means using a cathode ray tube display or a liquid crystal display. The generator is a sound source board, a speaker, and / or a headphone, and the currency handling device identifies the currency inserted through the slot,
It has a structure that commands the number of possible games as necessary and discharges change.The input device selects whether the player is a single player or a plurality of players, adjusts the volume of the sound generation device, and displays it. The memory device stores at least a first memory means for storing at least a game program and a song title, and at least a part of each song played by the sound generating device. A second memory means, and the processing device includes one processing means for reading a game program from the first memory means according to a game by a single person or a game by a plurality of persons selected by operating the input device; Second processing means for displaying each rank defining the difficulty level of the game on the display device and selecting it by the input device, and displaying the genre of the music played from the sound generation device Display means and a fourth processing means for displaying the opening demonstration on the sound generating device and / or the display device, and a second memory means for displaying the song of the selected rank and genre. It is repeated from the selected rank to the upper rank that the plurality of song titles are read out from the first memory means, displayed on the display device, and selected using the input device after being read out to the sound generating device at random for a predetermined time. Fifth processing means for playing a song whose answer is more difficult as the rank goes up in a shorter time, and a clear demonstration at each rank and / or at the end of the game, to a voice generating device and / or a display device.
A game machine for guessing music titles, characterized by including the processing means of.